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Haven Review: Skin Deep

Congratulations, TV Fanatics! You guys called it in the comments section of "Magic Hour Part 1."

Tommy was already dead by the time he joined the Haven police department. I'm so proud to be associated with such a smart group! You complete me. While the supposition of shapeshifter was a little off, we received confirmation in "Burned" that Tommy was indeed dead for at least six weeks, and Audrey and Nathan found his skin floating in a tank, with other skins, making The Bolt Gun Killer (TBGK) a skin walker!

Still, not a lot to go on, and the first thing that came to my mind as Audrey stood next to Nathan in the basement was... oh my God it's Nathan. Then... no, it's Claire! The conversations between Claire and Audrey haven't been as fascinating since Tommy died. Could TBGK be sporting Claire's skin now? After all, as Nathan and Audrey realized, he could be disguised as just about anybody. Come to think of it, it could be a woman. Oh. The mind reels!!

I just hope TBGK doesn't turn out to be The Colorado Kid.

I was under the impression Audrey was going to use all of her remaining time in Haven to locate her son, but he was mentioned only briefly during the episode. Those pesky Troubled people and The Guard can really suck the time out of a day, can't they? The Trouble of the week did directly relate to ending The Troubles, as Jordan was forced to admit The Guard brought Ginger and her father to town so Ginger could control Nathan, and thereby control Audrey. We'll get to the why in a minute.

Kiara Glasco was the guest star, Ginger, with The Trouble this week, and it was a fun one to have as a little girl. Essentially, anything she told someone to do, they did. It made for some really cute scenes between she and Eric Balfour (Duke) as they played Pirate. If you've never seen Kiara before, she stars in Copperon BBC America and is a phenomenal actress. Even without The Trouble, it would be difficult to say no to that little girl!

The Guard's plan of a three-tiered layer of control was to force Audrey into the mysterious barn we've seen on the island through the mist. Jordan had some information, but not enough to satisfy. She just knew that the Audrey's last incarnation, Lucy Ripley, didn't want to go and it caused such a fuss that they were laying the groundwork to ensure Audrey would go willingly. When she goes into the barn and disappears for 27 years, so do The Troubles.

If I had a Trouble like Jordan's, or so many of the others in Haven, I'd be hard pressed not to want her inside that barn when the time came. Lose one person, gain 27 years of carefree living? The ability to touch, or feel, or not want to eat your family or so many other Troubles we've seen in three seasons of Haven. But I'd also have to wonder if each incarnation of Sarah, Lucy and Audrey might not get smarter and become more capable.

In other words, might there come a time when she's able to confront The Troubles, discover the reason for them, and defeat it - without losing herself in the process? Or is Audrey's Trouble that she only surfaces once every 27 years and then is forced back into oblivion? If that's the case, I'd reckon she has the worst Trouble of all.

We're down to three episodes and we need to learn who TBGK is, which of our main characters is a skin walker and therefore dead, who The Colorado Kid is and whether he is alive or dead, and what happens if Audrey goes into that barn. Why do I have a feeling that Haven Season 3 will end with Audrey going into the barn, but maybe not alone?

Wouldn't it be interesting if her crew refused to leave her side and decided to head into the barn with her? I wonder how that would change the dynamic of the 27 year pattern. Knowing Audrey, she wouldn't want anyone to go with her, but knowing the others, it would make sense they'd override her decision and go along. At the very least, Nathan.

I still think we have a lot to learn from the Teagues, and very little time to drag it out of them. The upcoming titles are ominous: "Last Goodbyes," "Reunion," and "Thanks for the Memories." I'm guessing a week of goodbyes, followed by finding her son and then the finale, where she regains memories of all her past lives before she sets off into the barn. I don't know if the next three weeks are going to be too fast or too slow!

What did you think about "Burned?" Who is wearing the skin, and which character might have already passed on leaving his or her skin behind? Head to the comments and work your magic!

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Kim•December 01, 2012 16:49

I don't think the skinwalker is the Colorado Kid (James Cogan), that would mean Audrey's son is a cold-blooded murder who kidnapped and tortured his own mother for information. The strong reaction skinwalker-Tommy had about CK, when Duke called him just a drifter, points to Arla possibly being the Troubled skinwalker, the Cogan place had been a transfer point for Troubled, they could have hooked up then. I love the Teagues, they're so devious. I hope we see a lot of them in the coming episodes.

T•December 01, 2012 16:09

Yes, the more I think of it, I think it was simply the cell phone number or the number of people guarding the dad. They played it really significantly, but at the same time, there's no way I can think of that they can easily bring it back up again at this point, if it was meant to be something else. I too am kind of convinced that the Bolt Gun Killer is either the Colorado Kid or his wife.

debz•December 01, 2012 15:50

i think the info was that guys cell number so they could disarm him. I think the bolt gun killer is either paul cogan, arla cogan, arla cogan's dad or the father of the colorado kid whoever that may be.

jon•December 01, 2012 15:38

ok T, it just cut and for whatever reason they dont want us to know what nathan asked or what jordon answered at least not yet. now what that implies is that it either had something to do with the colorodo kid, the bolt gun killer, and of coarse a list of other things it could be. by the way this is my hypotheses. WARNING hypotheses way out in left field. could it be possible that agent howard is the bolt gun killer????

T•December 01, 2012 15:16

I'm so glad that the truth behind Jordan, and the fact that they were both playing each other with different degrees of real feelings, was revealed/confirmed. The actress is fine, but I find the character insufferable. I've always liked how they've been rather vague about whether the Guard is good or bad for the Troubled. The development of this arc was great. I wonder what this means for Dwight and what side he'll be on. At the end of the interrogation, Nathan said he needed one more piece of information and then they cut. I feel that was really significant, but it might have just been about how to get into the safe house or something. Anyone have any thoughts on that or can explain what I missed?

Blue Jay•December 01, 2012 14:27

The skinwalker thing was the only real surprise this episode, we knew about the barn, we knew Tommy wasn't Tommy but we still don't know who this skinwalker is and why he is interested in the colorado kid. At least Nathan was not irritating in this episode he finally got rid of Jordan and wasn't in Duke's face that was getting annoying. It is annoying that Teagues seem to know everything but just won't say anything and if they do they also seem to want the cycle to repeat itself again i think Dave is part of the Guard and maybe Vince used to be too.The Guard do seem much more sinister than i thought but i wonder why they wouldn't utilize Duke's services (affliction) to get rid of Audrey for good if they want to be free from the troubles for good (as Sam Crocker seemed think).

starg8fans•December 01, 2012 12:34

I only discovered this show recently, and therefore have a 35 episode catch-up marathon under my belt. Which is why I'm ready to form a few hypotheses. One, the skinwalker looks like Audrey. Remember, they suspected that he was 'harvesting' parts off his victims to build a woman. And the hair he was using looked a lot like Audrey's. Two, what if the skinwalker in Audrey's guise walked into the barn? Would the troubles end, and the real Audrey still be around? I must confess this wouldn't make for a very good premise with regard to S4, though.Three, I couldn't help but think back to the S1 episode with the two Audreys. The other Audrey went into that barn, which promptly disappeared, and came back minus her memories. Okay, the troubles haven't stopped, but maybe this has put a spanner in the works to the extent that Audrey going into the barn this time will have a different outcome than before.Just a newbie's 2 cents worth.